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R.J. Smith & Son Image Gallery

Take a few moments to see how our french polishing and restoration skills transform a wide variety of furniture and fittings.We provide wood polishing and restoration services.

Commercial Projects:

Before & After
We can also carry out commercial work for builders, joinery contractors, and painting contractors etc… Here are some photographs of a large Oak panelled hall at Eltham College. The hall was a very dark colour, but when the finish was stripped off, a beautiful golden colour was revealed.
Before & After
We can also carry out commercial work for builders, joinery contractors, and painting contractors etc… Here are some photographs of a large Oak panelled hall at Eltham College. The hall was a very dark colour, but when the finish was stripped off, a beautiful golden colour was revealed.
Before & After
Also at Eltham College, we stripped these laboratory benches and refinished them with a special coating to make them resistant to the chemicals used in chemistry lessons.

Bureaus:

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Before

An Oak bureau that had been stored in poor conditions.

Before

An Oak bureau that had been

stored in poor conditions.

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After

Bureau with the existing finish stripped off and ready for polishing.

After

Bureau with the existing finish stripped off and ready for polishing.

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Before

Another Oak bureau that was dull and lifeless.

Before

Another Oak bureau that was dull and lifeless.

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After

This was stripped and re-polished revealing a natural beautiful golden colour.

After

This was stripped and re-polished revealing a natural beautiful golden colour.

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Before

This chest of draws was bought second hand and was looking very sad

Before

This chest of draws was bought second hand and was looking very sad

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After

After stripping, staining, re-polishing and handles cleaned up, it worked out to be a bargain.

After

After stripping, staining, re-polishing and handles cleaned up, it worked out to be a bargain.

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Before

The inside looked pretty sad too!

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The inside looked pretty sad too!

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After

But not any more!

After

But not any more!

Other:

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Before

Mission Impossible!

Before

Mission Impossible!

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After

Not after we've carried out a strip, bleach, stain and re-polish!

After

Not after we've carried out a strip, bleach, stain and re-polish!

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Before

The same price of furniture a seen to your left

Before

The same price of furniture a seen

to your left

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After

The same price of furniture a seen to your left from a different angle

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The same price of furniture a seen

to your left from a different angle

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Before

This desk looks almost beyond help!

Before

This desk looks almost beyond

help!

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After

But after some TLC, we saved it from the skip!

After

But after some TLC, we saved it from the skip!

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This reproduction mahogany bureau was bought second hand and was looking very sad.

Before

This reproduction mahogany

bureau was bought second hand and was looking very sad.

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After

After stripping, staining, re-polishing and handles cleaned up, it worked out to be a bargain.

After

After stripping, staining, re-polishing and handles cleaned up, it worked out to be a bargain.

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Before

This chest of draws was bought second hand and was looking very sad.

Before

This chest of draws was bought second hand and was looking very sad.

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After

After stripping, staining, re-polishing and handles cleaned up, it worked out to be a bargain.

After

After stripping, staining, re-polishing and handles cleaned up, it worked out to be a bargain.

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Before

An Art Deco cabiney already stripped and awaiting refinishing

Before

An Art Deco cabiney already stripped and awaiting refinishing

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After

A natural colour, and a satin finish was applied

After

A natural colour, and a satin finish was applied

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This wall unit was looking a bit dull and lifeless

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This wall unit was looking a bit dull and lifeless

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After

But once cleaned and re-polished, it looks fresher and more vibrant

After

But once cleaned and re-polished, it looks fresher and more vibrant

To find out more about R.J. Smith & Son's commercial wood polishing and restoration services, 

call us now on 01322 331 837 or 07958 668 530

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